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English
Etymology 1
From end- + -ite.
Noun
endite (plural endites)
- An additional lobe on the inner side of the protopodite of a crustacean limb.
- Antonym: exite
- One of the mouthparts of a spider or other arachnids, specifically the lobe of the palpal coxa lateral to the labium.
- Synonym: maxilla
Etymology 2
See indite.
Verb
endite (third-person singular simple present endites, present participle enditing, simple past and past participle endited)
- Obsolete form of indite.
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